go on and on
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See go on , def. 5.
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Continue without stopping, last for a long time, as in This trail goes on and on , or The movie went on and on . This usage was first recorded in 1938.
Example Sentences
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The days go on and on, daylight, moonlight, daylight again.
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You want the race, the exaltation, the joy and beauty of it to go on and on.…
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It seems to go on and on, forever.
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A recent analysis of over 17,000 user-shared chats found that AI fosters textbook co-dependence, mirroring users’ emotions, encouraging delusions and urging the conversation to go on and on.
“I do think that it could be like a year-round thing, and they could have seasonal changes to it. She has a song for every moment in life. She’s got slow romantic songs and heartbreak. She’s got hip-hop and old disco. I mean, I can go on and on,” Flowers said.
From Los Angeles Times
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